Gender

women farmers

March 22, 2019

Where is the money for women farmers?

Nearly 80% of India's women workers are employed in the agrarian sector, yet the budget allocation and spending towards women farmers remains low.

by Sakshi Rai | 3 min read

Close up of two Indian women's faces -women and development

March 07, 2019

The development discourse in India neglects women

"The development narrative homogenises women’s experiences and contexts, refuses to delve deeper into their life experiences, and is content to have counted women as participants, beneficiaries, victims, and case studies."

by Sushma Iyengar | 7 min read

Rural Indian women working on the land-CAnderson

March 01, 2019

The scales are tipped against rural working women

Data tells us that rural women are dropping out of India’s workforce at faster rates than urban women.

by IndiaSpend, Prachi Salve | 6 min read

December 13, 2018

'Men-streaming' women's economic empowerment

Most initiatives around women's economic empowerment are largely myopic in their approach. Failure to recognise the role of men and masculinities in this context can pose a significant barrier to both women and men's economic well-being.

by Nalini Khurana, Ravi Verma | 5 min read

December 05, 2018

The internet is not neutral

The number of people from marginalised populations going online is increasing. But at the same time, existing power structures have also moved into the digital space, along with the inequalities and violence that result from them.

by Smita Vanniyar | 4 min read

October 25, 2018

Transforming lives through women’s collectives

Using a unique, farmer-focused research methodology, this project encourages women to view themselves not as secondary players in the agricultural sector, but as principal farmers, researchers, teachers, and active agents of social change.

by Kuntalika Kumbhakar, Ritesh Pandey, Wanborlang Khymdeit | 9 min read

August 17, 2018

Nine things we learned from Kamla Bhasin

Invaluable lessons on topics ranging from social movements, to feminism, to Bollywood lyrics.

by Devanshi Vaid, Rachita Vora | 1 min read

August 10, 2018

Where are the women in social science research?

The presence of women in the field of research remains low, and equal opportunities do not come without specific upstream measures.

by Madhuri Dass Woudenberg, Ramona Angelescu Naqvi | 3 min read

IDR Select

July 24, 2018

IDR Select: Our favourite picks

We've brought together a list of things that are on our radar; take a few minutes to read what's caught our interest.

by India Development Review | 2 min read

women in policy making

May 22, 2018

Where are the women in policy making?

While we have seen efforts to bolster the role of women in policy making across the government and private sector, the real solutions may ultimately come from philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

by Manuraj Shunmugasundaram | 3 min read

March 09, 2018

We fixed your Women's Day WhatsApp forwards

We tried to be funny, but we couldn't. We were too busy rolling our eyes.

by India Development Review | 1 min read

Masculine norms

March 07, 2018

We need to talk about men

While men have more privileges than women, evidence shows that the costs of masculine norms may be steep not only on girls and women, but also on young boys and men.

by Ravi Verma, Sapna Kedia | 4 min read

financial inclusion

March 06, 2018

Financial inclusion: The key to closing India’s gender gap

Financial inclusion is one of the most effective accelerators of economic participation by women; it is therefore important to design products that help women overcome barriers to access and inclusion.

by Mary Ellen Iskenderian | 5 min read

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June 15, 2017

When real life mimics 'reel life'

Population Foundation of India used a television soap opera as a vehicle to raise awareness on vital gender issues, question patriarchial gender norms, and change attitudes among India’s rural poor.

by Poonam Muttreja | 3 min read

IDR Select PARI for Slider

June 13, 2017

IDR Select: Looking beyond the obvious, solving the right problems

On our reading list this week: understanding the numbers behind the Swachh Bharat Mission; the absurd way we talk to survivors of sexual assault; five questions to help you identify the right problem; and more.

by India Development Review | 2 min read

Reproductive Health Adolescent Girls 3

May 30, 2017

Logging on for better reproductive health

With sexuality continuing to be a taboo topic for most Indians, the country’s urban young have little access to credible information on sexual health. Governments, funders and nonprofits must look to the internet as a possible solution.

by Chandrima Das | 3 min read

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May 23, 2017

IDR Select: Five ideas that got us thinking

Take a few minutes to read some of the most compelling articles we discovered this month as we trawled the World Wide Web.

by India Development Review | 2 min read

Girls in a village wearing pink sarees, standing in a line

May 04, 2017

Selection bias – are we focusing on the most vulnerable?

Shireen Jejeebhoy talks about how a project she worked on unwittingly excluded the most vulnerable girls in a population; why and how this happened and what can be done to prevent it from happening again.

by Shireen Jejeebhoy | 4 min read

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